Biographical Television Drama

“Andrews’s highly developed conceptual framework should be commended for its regard of complexities that arise at the messy harmonies of both biography and television. The book is primarily intended for researchers working with biography and screen media, who will find it appealing. But owing to its broad analysis, sound theorization, and detailed empirical examinations, biography scholars of all mediums will find this work immensely valuable.” (Blake Cameron, H-Net Reviews, h-net.org, May, 2024)

“Biographical Television Drama, Hannah Andrews offers an insightful, discursive account of the intersections between biography and television. … this book Andrews provides television and biography scholars alike with a valuable and versatile framework to understand where, and how, the biographical and the televisual productively intersect.” (Robert Watts, Critical Studies in Television, Vol. 17 (4), 2022)

“Hannah Andrews’s book is an exceptionally well-constructed and discursive account of the various storytelling modes through which television drama has represented real people’s lives on screen over the past 60 years. … With this highly thought-provoking book, Hannah Andrews reinforces her position as one of Britain’s most eminent television historians.” (Tom May, Journal of British Cinema and Television, Vol. 19 (2), April, 2022)